The Department of Justice's internal watchdog said on Thursday that it is investigating the DOJ's compliance with a law requiring the full disclosure of department files about the notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The audit by the Office of the Inspector General comes after months of complaints that the DOJ has failed to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act by withholding many files in its possession about Epstein and his convicted accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Deputy Inspector General William Blier, in a statement, said, "Our preliminary objective is to evaluate the DOJ's processes for identifying, redacting, and releasing records in its possession as required by the Act."

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